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Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to begin running this week, as his recovery from a high ankle sprain is going well.

Dyson is already doing hitting and throwing drills -- while wearing a boot -- but has not yet begun running. He hopes to do so Tuesday, according to MLB.com.

"With a high ankle sprain, you can't really rush it," Dyson said. "You've got to make sure you are able to go out there and help the team. I'm not going to say I want to be 100 percent, but if I'm close, then I am ready to roll."

The Royals have lost seven of eight games since Dyson injured himself May 15, and he is not expected to return to the field for another two or three weeks. 

The Reds suspended minor-league pitcher Jose Arredondo recently, but general manager Walt Jocketty told the Cincinnati Enquirer Saturday the suspension will be short.

"It was a disciplinary action we took, nothing major, but something we felt we had to address," Jocketty said.

Arredondo did not make the team out of spring training about has been pitching at Triple-A Louisville. He has a 4.15 ERA, with 35 strikeouts and 20 walks in 21 1/3 innings.  

Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew was held out of the starting lineup Saturday for regular rest, though manager John Farrell told MLB.com that Drew has been bothered by soreness following an awkward slide into second base on a double against the Twins on May 17.

"I ran so hard to get to second, just the way I hit the bag, all my force bent my back in the middle," Drew said. "It was awkward."

Drew has been held without a hit in his last 17 at-bats. He is hitting .125 with one home run and four RBI in his last 12 games.

Nationals pitcher Ross Detwiler made it through his bullpen session Saturday without any problems, and told reporters he will be able to make his next start Tuesday against the Orioles.

Detwiler was skipped in the rotation previously due to back spasms suffered in his last start. 

The Padres made a small change to their rotation Saturday, as starting pitcher Edinson Volquez had his next start pushed back to Tuesday against the Mariners. The team has not yet announced who will take Monday's start. 

Athletics infielder Jed Lowrie was held out of the lineup Saturday against the Astros as he continues to be bothered by a right foot contusion.

Lowrie has missed four consecutive games with the injury. He was hitting .301 with three home runs and 21 RBI in 173 at-bats before getting hurt.

Reds outfielder Chris Heisey is recovering from his right hamstring injury, and this time around, he is going to be more patient. Heisey suffered an aggravation of the injury already, while on rehab assignment earlier in the month.

"I thought I was ready to go," Heisey told the Cincinnati Enquirer Saturday. "I've never hurt my hamstring before. It's definitely tough to reinjure it, but at the same time I'm learning and hopefully I can prevent it in the future."

Heisey thinks he will be able to come off the disabled list soon, but knows that it is not something that will happen any day. He still needs to go out on another rehab assignment, most likely.

"It won't be long," Heisey said, "but it won't be in the next couple of days, which is not soon enough for me."

Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick was adamant that he will not be able to return from labrum surgery by the All-Star break, when asked by the Cincinnati Enquirer Saturday.

"People seem to be under the impression that I’ll be back in the middle of July and that’s a complete lie," Ludwick said. "I can't even resume baseball activities until July 3, so it's at least the middle of August. I can't even throw a baseball or swing a bat until July. I've got a whole lot of stuff to do. I've got to get in baseball shape, as they call it. You take three, four months from throwing a baseball, it's going to take a while to get your arm back in shape."

Ludwick has been out since opening day, and he has begun doing rehabilitation work, but is not close to returning. Judging by his words, he should not be expected back until August at the earliest. 

Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes ran for the first time Friday since suffering a severely sprained left ankle, according to MLB.com. He admitted to having some trepidation while running for the first time since suffering the injury April 12.

"It was a little bit scary for me," Reyes said Saturday of his first time running. "But pain free. I just started running a little bit. I'm very happy the way that I performed yesterday; better than I expected. As I said, I'm going to continue to work the hardest I can to be on the field as soon as possible."

Reyes had been limited to soft toss in the batting cage and catch, but could take full batting practice and resume baseball activities in the next week. He says he will know he can play when he is able to round the bases and field his position.

"You can take a ground ball right in front of you and you feel good," Reyes said. "You can hit batting practice and feel good. When it comes to running and jumping around in the real game, it's going to be a different story."

Reyes is still not sure when he will be able to leave for a rehab assignment, though it looks like he could be back sometime in June, rather than at the All-Star break. 

Blue Jays outfielder Rajai Davis has begun swinging, but has yet to play in a rehab game, as he continues to recover from a left oblique injury.  

"He just started doing a little bit of swinging," manager John Gibbons told MLB.com Saturday. "We don't think he's too far off, but still you got to be cautious with that."

Davis has been taking dry swings off a tee and participating in minor baseball activities, and is expected to need a few game appearances in the minors before being activated from the disabled list.